So, any idea as to where modern conservatism is moving intellectually? — Maw
So, any idea as to where modern conservatism is moving intellectually? Who the intellectual architects are? Are there intellectual architects to speak of, or is conservatism now just predicated on resenting and raging against liberal politics? — Maw
Nope.Sanctimonious, maudlin, self-righteous, narrow, mean, petty, blustering, cretinous, jingoistic, hectoring, fearful, hateful, stupid, totalitarian and sectarian. — Ciceronianus the White
Most people who describe themselves as conservatives these days are not conservative at all, but reactionary. Conservatism is about when in doubt, sticking with the status quo, not about trying to roll back to an era of decades ago. — andrewk
In this country, I think it's more likely the case that the fear is of loss of status, or power. The fear is that people unlike them will be treated like them in ways they think is inappropriate.Most self-styled conservatists are fundamentally afraid of losing autonomy or of being left behind — Benkei
Damn. I really thought that's what it is. Ah well. — Ciceronianus the White
Yeah, a piece of unargued crap like the below deserves no better response:You can't argue against such a well reasoned argument. — T Clark
Contemporary conservatism (or at least what is called "conservatism") is:
Sanctimonious, maudlin, self-righteous, narrow, mean, petty, blustering, cretinous, jingoistic, hectoring, fearful, hateful, stupid, totalitarian and sectarian. — Ciceronianus the White
No. I am slightly left-leaning and I'm a conservative. As was Russell Kirk or G.K. Chesterton for that matter. This thread is horrendously propagandistic, it's not even funny.More appropriately would "Right-Wing" as a umbrella term encompasses all forms of right wing thought and ideology, within which includes conservatism. — Maw
"Right-wing" comes from the days of the French revolution. It's the free-market ideology. "Conservative" and "rightist" are frequently used interchangeably, but "conservative" can also reference a backward-looking attitude. 19th century conservatives were monarchists. IOW, the content of conservatism changes. Rightism doesn't change.I think we can all agree that, to some extent, Conservatism has lost its allure within contemporary Right-Wing philosophy — Maw
Yeah, a piece of unargued crap like the below deserves no better response: — Agustino
what is contemporary conservatism? — Maw
any idea as to where modern conservatism is moving intellectually? — Maw
But American "conservatives" have a long track record now of actively dismantling depression era regulations, lowering taxes in the name of economic intervention; in short, being something other than conservative or rightist. It was done in the name of capitalist principles. So what's the name for that? — frank
Hence as the Democratic Party in the US is a centrist right-wing party, it means that basically you will find conservatives also there, — ssu
Per the SEP, old school conservatism says to take only small measures no matter how bad things look. 'Don't intervene' is the rule. Conservatives didn't really care what the system is: socialist, capitalist, aristocracy. Whatever it is, honor the forces that brought it into being and leave it alone. Let the people suffer from time to time. That's normal. If we call Reagan an economic conservative because he favored a more free market, I think that means the older style conservatism died out. Maybe with Hoover? Is that true?The idea is that such regulations, tax schemes, and economic interventions are broken, and so require fixing. — Thorongil
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